A historic European night returns to The City Ground on Thursday as Nottingham Forest play their first continental home match since March 1996.
The visit of Danish champions Midtjylland will be a huge occasion for the club and its supporters, ending a wait of nearly 30 years. The celebratory atmosphere is, however, overshadowed by a crisis of confidence at the club.
New manager Ange Postecoglou is still searching for his first win after five matches, the worst start for a permanent Forest boss since the 19th century. Therefore, a positive result in front of the home fans is absolutely vital to ease the mounting pressure.
Nottingham Forest vs Midtjylland – Predicted lineup and team news
Nottingham Forest team news
Ange Postecoglou is expected to make several changes from the side that lost to Sunderland at the weekend. Key attackers Morgan Gibbs-White and Callum Hudson-Odoi are set to be recalled to the starting lineup. The manager will be without Ola Aina and Nicolas Domínguez due to injury.
"To be back at The City Ground under the lights is going to be truly spectacular." 🤩
Watch Woody's pre-Midtjylland interview on Forest TV. 🗣️
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) October 1, 2025
In attack, Igor Jesus will be hoping to get the nod to lead the line. A start for the Brazilian would give him the chance to become only the second player in the club’s history to score in his first two major European appearances.
Nottingham Forest predicted Lineup
Nottingham Forest predicted XI: Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Morato, Zinchenko; Sangare, Anderson; Bakwa, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus
When is Nottingham Forest vs Midtjylland?
The Europa League fixture will be played at The City Ground on Thursday, 2 October 2025, with kick-off scheduled for 8:00 pm BST.
How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Midtjylland?
The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 2 in the UK. Coverage begins at 7:30 pm BST.
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